Shade-hanger.



G. H. WHITE.

SHADE HANGER. AYPLIUATION TILED NOV. 16,1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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Application filed November 16, 1908.

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Be it known that I, Cruuxrox ll. ii'nrriu, citizen of the United Stat l -hhster, in the count of State of Bi: saehusctts, have i e taiu new and useful Improvements in Shadeilangers, of which the following is a specili cation.

This invention compreheuds cer ain new and useful improvements in window z. ttaeh ments, and the "ivention has for its ohject a simple, durable and efficient construction of shade ha er wluch iii-av window f ne without marrmg the same,

- which is susceptible of being quickly and conveniently detached therefrom when house-cleaning or other *casion demands, and which possesses certain other advantages that will become at once apparent as the invention is hereinafter disclosed, over the )l'tllllttl' shade supports in general use.

ith this and other ohjects in view that will more full appear as the description procoeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter full describe, and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of and the merits thereof, and knowledge of the details of reference is to be had to the scription and accompanying which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window casing equipped with my improved shade hanger; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the hanger; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the clamp.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and i udicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

My improved shade hanger is designed to be applied to the upper rail or top of a window casing A, and comprises a cross bar 1 constructed of an integral strip of suitable metal having its ends angular-13' and for wardly disposed to constitute spring brackets 2 which are spaced apart a distance suhstantiall equal to the length of the shade roller to he supported, and which are formed with openings extending thercthrough for the reception of the end gudgeons of the the invention to acquire a construction, following (ledrawing, in

, residing at ester and uted cercross liar 1, I provide suspension incmhers l which,

he applied to a V tratc the upper edge of the top or the window nally thereof for a Patented June 29, 1909 Serial No. d652,?518.

roller, the said hrackets hoiug adapted to he sprung apart to permit the qudgeons to he inserted through the openings 0, sired.

As the preferred means of supg mrl'mg the when dein the present instance are formed of integral strips of suitahle wire that are hooked or looped at their lower ends through openings formed in the opposite ends of the cross bar and that are formed at their other or upper ends with rearwardl disposed downwardly facing hooks 5 ada ted to penecasing to suspend the cross har 'l therefrom. In order to further secure the cross har in position and prevent it from hecomiug accidentally detached upon receiving a jar, a clamp 6 is carried hy the cross bar at the middle thereof, and in the present instance, is formed of a suit hle length of wire which is attached to the cross bar by being wrapped thereahout at one end. The wire passes for- \Vtti'tllf," through an opening formed in the cross bar, as shown, and extends longitudipredetermined distance, and is then bent to constitute a spring coil 7, the wire being extended downwardly and obliquely beyond the spring coil to form a yielding clamping arm 8 which terminates in a rearwardlv extending upwardly disposed spur 9. This spur is designed to he embedded in the lower edge of the top of the window casing and held in such engagement against the tension of the arm 8 and the spring coil 7, and thus serves to exert a downward tension upon the cross bar and the sus pension members 1 thereof, to prevent the accidental detaclnneut of the hooks 5.

In the practical use of my improved shade hanger, when occasion demands the removal of the same from the window casing, as in moving or house-cleaning or the like, the clamping arm is swung downwardly against the tension of the spring coil '7, so as to disengage the spur 9 from the lower edge of the top of the window casing A, whereupon the cross bar 1 may he moved upwardly to disengage the hooks 5 from the upper edge of the top of the casing and effect the expeditious removal of the entire device therefrom, without the necessity of expending time and lalror in removing screws or nails or similar fastening means, as is required with the shade brackets in general use. Furthermore,

since the fastening means are engaged with the upper and lower edges of the top of the Window casing, and not with the front face thereof, in the usual manner, it will he ohserved that with this improved device, the window casing is not noticeably marred or disfigured.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have provided an improved shade hanger which is susceptible of being conveniently applied to and detached from a window casing, and is arranged to support the shade securely in position against any accidental detachment; which embodice, to a mar ed degree, the characteristics of simplicity, din'aliility and strength, and which consists of comparatively few parts that may be easily and cheaply 111anufactured and readily assembled.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A shade hanger comprising a cross bar arranged to engage and support a shade roller, suspension means carried by the cross l3 ar on one side thereof, and a clamp also carried by the cross bar and embodying a spring clamping or engaging arm disposed on the opposite side of the cross bar from the suspension means.

2. A shade hanger comprising a cross bar arranged to engage and support a shade roller, suspension members secured at one end to the cross bar and terminating at their other ends in hooks, and a clamp also carried by the cross bar and embodying a spring engaging or clamping arm disposed on the opposite side of the cross bar from the suspension members and terminating in a spur facing in the opposite direction to the said hooks.

3. A shade hanger comprising a cross bar arranged to engage and support a shade roller, suspension means carried by the cross bar, and a spring clamp also carried by the cross bar and constructed of an integral strip of wire attached to the cross bar at one end and cent to form a tension coil and a yielding engaging or clamping arm terminating in a spur.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CARLTON H. WHI'IE. [n s] Ni tnesses:

CALVIN BURNHAM, Ina M. l/VHITE. 

